April is usually the month that everyone forgets because March has already destroyed all of our playtime for, well, April. There's not much releasing for the entire month, but at least the first week is full of excitement.
That includes MLB 14: The Show, of which Daniel will have a review later this week, and The Elder Scrolls Online, of which I have been playing since Sunday at 4am (along with everyone else who owns the Imperial Edition) and will have a review on its official release date of 4/4/14. And of course, Goat Simulator, baa-humbug! (I'll also be livestreaming The Elder Scrolls Online once I get all the technical kinks out!)
The only other major games releasing this month are Lego the Hobbit, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and perhaps Child of Light and Trials Fusion out of the series of indie games coming out in the absence of triple-A releases.
That said, this is a good month to chill and recuperate before E3 in June, though I'll be heading to Las Vegas for Namco Bandai's annual Global Gamers Day in a week and Anthony, Alex, and Gil will be manning the stations at PAX East around the same time.
April 2014 Abridged Release List
April 1 – MLB 14: The Show (PS4)
April 1- Goat Simulator (PC)
April 4 – The Elder Scrolls Online (PC)
April 8 – Lego the Hobbit (Multi)
April 16 – Trials Fusion (Multi)
April 29 – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Multi)
April 30 – Child of Light (Multi)
Buy, Try, Die: April 2014 Releases
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Goat Simulator - April 1
Platforms: PC
rnGenre: Simulation (duh! baa!)
rnPublisher: Coffee Stain Games
rnDeveloper: Coffee Stain Games
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rnReview by MrGoat
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The Elder Scrolls Online - April 4
Platforms: PC, Mac (PS4 and Xbox One version arriving in June)
rnGenre: MMORPG
rnPublisher: Bethesda Softworks
rnDeveloper: ZeniMax Online Studios
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rnPreview by Nick Tan
rnPvP Preview by Nick Tan -
Lego the Hobbit - April 8
Platforms: PS4, XB1, PC, Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, Vita
rnGenre: Platformer
rnPublisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
rnDeveloper: Traveler's Tales
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rnPreview by Blake Peterson -
Daylight - April 8
Platforms: PS4 (PC version already released)
rnGenre: Action Adventure
rnPublisher: ATLUS
rnDeveloper: Zombie Studios
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rnPreview by Jonathan Leack -
Trials Fusion - April 16
Platforms: PS4, XB1, PC, X360
rnGenre: Platformer
rnPublisher: Ubisoft
rnDeveloper: Red Lynx -
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - April 15
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
rnGenre: Action Adventure
rnPublisher: Activision
rnDeveloper: Red Fly Studio -
Life Goes On - April 16
Platforms: PC
rnGenre: Action Platformer
rnPublisher: Infinite Monkeys Entertainment
rnDeveloper: Infinite Monkeys Entertainment -
Demon Gaze - April 22
Platforms: Vita
rnGenre: JRPG
rnPublisher: NIS America
rnDeveloper: Kadokawa Games -
NES Remix 2 - April 25
Platforms: Wii U
rnGenre: Action, Adventure
rnPublisher: Nintendo
rnDeveloper: Nintendo -
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - April 29
Platforms: PS4, XB1, PC, Wii U, PS3, X360, 3DS, iOS, Android
rnGenre: Action Adventure
rnPublisher: Activision
rnDeveloper: Beenox, High Voltage Software (3DS), Gameloft (iOS/Android) -
Infectonator: Survivors - April 14
Platforms: PC
rnGenre: Action RPG
rnPublisher: Toge Productions
rnDeveloper: Toge Productions -
Child of Light - April 30
Platforms: PS4, XB1, PC, Wii U, PS3, X360
rnGenre: Action Adventure
rnPublisher: Ubisoft
rnDeveloper: Ubisoft Montreal -
Raiden 4: Overkill - April 29
Platforms: PS4, XB1, PC, Wii U, PS3, X360
rnGenre: Action Adventure
rnPublisher: UFO Interactive
rnDeveloper: Ubisoft Montreal -
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition - April 1
Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U
rnGenre: Action Adventure
rnPublisher: WB Games
rnDeveloper: Armature Studio
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rnReview (Original Vita version) by Daniel Bischoff -
King Oddball - April 8
Platforms: PS4
rnGenre: Platformer
rnPublisher: 10tons
rnDeveloper: 10tons -
MLB 14: The Show - April 1
Platforms: PS3, Vita (PS4 version on May 6)
rnGenre: Sports
rnPublisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
rnDeveloper: SCE San Diego Studio -
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace - April 1
Platforms: PS3, Vita rnGenre: RPG rnPublisher: XSeed Games rnDeveloper: Game Arts -
Strike Suit Zero: Director\'s Cut - April 8
Platforms: PS4, XB1
rnGenre: Schmup
rnPublisher: Born Ready
rnDeveloper: Born Ready -
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars - April 15
Platforms: 3DS, Vita
rnGenre: RPG
rnPublisher: Atlus
rnDeveloper: Spike Chunsoft -
TMNT: Out of the Shadows - April 15
Platforms: PSN (Already available on PC and X360)
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rnGenre: Sports
rnPublisher: EA Sports
rnDeveloper: EA Canada
